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adjective
  1. Readily seen, perceived, or understood: apparent, clear, clear-cut, crystal clear, distinct, evident, manifest, noticeable, observable, obvious, patent, pronounced, visible. See see
  2. Easily seen through due to a lack of subtlety: broad, clear, obvious, patent, unmistakable, unsubtle. See clear, see
  3. Not elaborate or showy, as in appearance or style: modest, simple, unassuming, unostentatious, unpretentious. See plain
  4. Without addition, decoration, or qualification: bald, bare, dry, simple, unadorned, unvarnished. See plain
  5. Free from extraneous elements: absolute, perfect, pure, sheer 2, simple, unadulterated, undiluted, unmixed. See clean
  6. Not diluted or mixed with other substances: full-strength, neat, pure, straight, unblended, undiluted, unmixed. See clean, strong
  7. Being of no special quality or type: average, common, commonplace, cut-and-dried, formulaic, garden, garden-variety, indifferent, mediocre, ordinary, routine, run-of-the-mill, standard, stock, undistinguished, unexceptional, unremarkable. See good, usual
  8. Not handsome or beautiful: homely, unattractive, uncomely, unlovely. Idioms: not much for looks, not much to look at, short on looks. See beautiful
  9. Completely such, without qualification or exception: absolute, all-out, arrant, complete, consummate, crashing, damned, dead, downright, flat, out-and-out, outright, perfect, pure, sheer 2, thorough, thoroughgoing, total, unbounded, unequivocal, unlimited, unmitigated, unqualified, unrelieved, unreserved, utter 2. Informal: flat-out, positive. Chiefly British: blooming. See big, limited

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